Roasted Pineapple

If you are keen on “transforming” a delicious fruit in a scrumptious dessert this post is for you. Roasted pineapple is a simple-to-prepare, exotic and tasty recipe. As a Brazilian I am very used to seeing and eating roasted pineapple especially at Brazilian steakhouses, but believe me this recipe is even better.

The freshness of the pineapple, the flavour of the spices and the sweetness of the honey just give this dish a unique combination. I have nothing more to say to you than this: give it a try, I’m pretty sure that you will like it.

Ingredients

1 ripe pineapple, peeled

80 gr butter

3 tablespoons honey

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon or some cinnamon sticks

Cloves to taste

1 – Preheat the oven to 180º c.

2 – Stick some whole cloves into the pineapple surface then place it into a baking sheet. Add the cinnamon sticks.

3 – Melt the butter and the honey in a pan to make a syrup (if you are using ground cinnamon add it to this mix).

4 – Drizzle the pineapple with the syrup and bake it for around 30 minutes, until it looks slightly brown.

5 – During the baking, sporadically drizzle the pineapple with the syrup.

Tips

1 ) For an extra bit of taste I recommend adding to the above spices some star anise and cardamom pods.